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The Truth lies at the bottom of the well



Logline

In order to find her way out of who she became, an unpredictable woman gives up her name and identity and wanders into the life of a disillusioned psychiatrist, who helps her find the answers she needs but leaves him with more questions.


Synopsis

An peculiar woman wanders into the Supreme Court Library asking unusual questions, questions the library staff cannot answer. After her emotional outburst, that causes some commotion in the world of gray suits, she ends up in a near catatonic state. Sergeant Gómez, a by the book cop, is in charge. Not knowing how to handle this situation he calls in Dr David Rowly to deal with this case.
A clash of two worlds soon becomes apparent, the world where rules and regulations dominate and a world where the ability to respond flexible prevails.


Dr David Rowly is an expert in his field, he has been working as a psychiatrist for over thirty years. A recent event, where he lost a patient to a police bullet, has him questioning his abilities, the profession he has chosen and the world he lives in.
While David clearly welcomes this new challenge, some of his colleagues begin to have their doubts about his state of mind.
Through David’s determination to connect with this intriguing woman and her determination to connect with a moment in time where her life took a sharp turn, an alliance between the two is formed.


David slowly unravels the past of this woman, who seems to have given up her name and identity, her ego and her voice in order to end the beginning were she feels it all fell apart.


As he tries to share his fascination for this case with his colleague and close friend Aaron Jacobs, Aaron only sees David unraveling, and he beliefs that in the process David is losing his good name and reputation.
While David’s personal involvement and unorthodox methods is a source of frustration for Aaron, to Lin Monette, the nurse who has worked with him for many years, they are a great worry.


The divide between conventional and unconventional methods eventually leads to a conflict between David and Aaron.
But the connection between David and the woman creates a space in which, in her own time, she slowly unlocks herself from her state of mind and she takes David with her on this journey in search of the beginning. In a profound effort to understand, David helps her to unveil her fears and find her answers. Then she disappears as sudden as she came, leaving David to find his own answers.

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